Pretty sure that anyone could sit on a pile of Alibaba stock and just do nothing, and come out ahead of where Yahoo is today.
This payout actually incentivizes her to want to be ousted, and that doesn't bode well for any of the rank-and-file.
No. You're not privy to the details. Neither am I. It's easy to discount someone for a public failing, but imagine yourself in her shoes. Unless you're a bored corporate exec of a Fortune 500 company, I highly doubt you have the management and financial acumen to keep Yahoo! afloat.
I'm willing to stipulate this. It's worth pointing out that it's usually very difficult for people in highly politicized roles to just sit and do nothing, even when that's obviously the right thing to do and they would personally like nothing more.
No writes "expert in converting investors money into my own" on their CV but it is the main skill of most CEOs these days.